Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:19:48 -0700
Reply-To: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
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From: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: classic parts,
seikel and vw cooperating on bringing NLA parts back to life!
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The cast lower arms on my late syncros have held up really well compared to the early versions.
I have one Syncro that sees winter driving here in New England and tons of salt.
They are not rusted, but look a little pitted compared to the stored late models I own.
I just prefer the cast.
dylan
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:20:12 PM
Subject: Re: classic parts, seikel and vw cooperating on bringing NLA parts back to life!
No rust problems, I bet! :-)
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> cast iron rear trialing arms ! ???
>
> that can't be cheap, or light weight. ( thinking of shipping weight, but
> much more of unsprung weight on the vehicle - but if they're from The
> Fatherland .......hey, they must be good ! )
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dylan friedman" <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:05 PM
> Subject: Re: classic parts, seikel and vw cooperating on bringing NLA parts
> back to life!
>
>
> Put me down for 5 sets of the 16" trailing arms and front outer CVs to
>> match.
>> Group buy?
>> Vendors?
>> Lets move on this.
>>
>> dylan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:48:22 PM
>> Subject: classic parts, seikel and vw cooperating on bringing NLA parts
>> back to life!
>>
>> Just saw in the german forums notes that key NLA spare parts for the
>> vasnagon are being made available again in improved version, and in
>> cooperation with VW. Noteworthy are especially a new 16" sized rear
>> trailing
>> arm that is now cast iron, as well as 16"CVs at a new lower price.
>> see a quick movie documenting these parts on
>> http://www.vw-bulli.de/de/multimedia/videos/t3-schnittmodell.html
>> the movie was made beginning of this month.
>>
>> FLorian
>>
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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